2i^ Gast^romycetce, L.Vi'operdacpte, Soleroderma. 



et derma). — Fungus epigf.tiis. lotundatiis^ substipitatus. Pcridiunil 

 crassum, coriaceum, irregulariter dehisceiis,. cortice initio verruco- 

 so-aculeato, demuin subnudo, sulistantia intcriori iu loculos farctosj 

 permultosque divisa, septis albidis rnticulatim dispo:ntis interstin- 

 cta. Singuli loculi venis minoribus traiusjecti. Basi sterilis. Sporss 

 sphtericte, umbriuie, echinatai v. ciliatae, in basidii latere sterigma- 

 tibus longissimis suffultse. 



1. Caloderma echinatum Petri 1. c c. tab. — Characteres generis; 

 sporis 8-10 /-'. diam. 



Hab, ad terram, Sarawak, Borneo (Beccari). — Totum 4-4'/, 

 cm longum, 1-3 cm. latum. 



SCLERODERMA Horn. — Syll. VII p. 134, IX p. 278, XI p. \(^7, 

 K.IY p. 26G. 



1. Scleroderma vulgare Homem. — Syll. VII, p. 134 — var. bogo- ^ 

 riense P. Henn. et E. Nym. Monsunia I, 1899, p. 159. — G-lo- 

 bosum, stipitatum, leA^^e, glabrum. ochraceum. ca. 3 cm. diam. ; 

 gleba CLeruIeo-atra: spori.3 globosis, atro-cinnaniomeis, donse ver- 

 rucosis, G-8 u. diam. 



Jlai). ad terram in horto BogoriensJ in.?. Javie (E. I^ymax, 

 Holtkkmann). — - A typo differl peridiis stipitatis, stipite comprosso 

 usqae 3 cra. lougo; sporis minoribus denoe verrucosis. 



2. Scleroderma albicium Pat. et Trab. Bull. Soc. Myr. France 1899. S 

 p. 50, t. IV, f. 3. — Solit^urinirs v. saberespitosutu : mycelio albi- 

 do-griseo, ex hj^^phis graciiibus ramosis composito; peridio sessiii, 

 ovoideo, 2-3 cm. alto, V/.~2 cm. iato, albo-ochraoeo, levi. mem- 

 branaeeo, persistente, apice irregulariter dehiscenfce: basi sterili 

 nuilq, ; gleba compacta, dura, brunneo-purpurea, ligneis ochraceis 

 marmora-ta; fioccis gracilibus, parum numerosis, subhyalinis, 5-!> 

 (X. crassis, levibus, simplicibus v. ramosis ; sporis globulosis, brun- 

 neis v. brunneo-rufescentibus, asperalis, 10-13 j/. diam. 



Hab. ad terram vStercoratam iii horto, Alger Tunisise, (T-RABur\ 



3. Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.; Pers. — Syll. VII, p. 136 — 8 

 var. maculatum Peck, 53 Eep. (1900), p. 84S, i. B, f. 8-12. — 

 Peridio globoso v. depresso-globoso, 3-7 cm. lat., brunneo squa- 

 muHs in parte superiori vulgo secedentibus macnlasque tubrotun- 

 das pallidas v. flavidas relinquentibus; sporis globosis, rauric^tis, 

 15-16 |ji. diara., nigricantibus. 



Hah. in umbrosis, Hoseudale Amer. bor. 



4. Scleroderma coelatum Pat. i Sacc. et Syd. Mi/ccuasfnan ccdaiiinh Pat. & 



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